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BULLETIN 

Concerning  the  Care  of 
Women  Students 


PUBLISHT  QUARTERLY  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 
GREELEY,  COLORADO 


BULLETIN  OF  THE  STATE  TEACHERS  COLLEGE  OF  COLORADO 

SERIES  XIV  JULY.  1914  No.  2 

Entero  at  the  Post  Offis,  Greeley,  Colo.,  as  Second-Clas  Matter 


A Bulletin  of  Information 


CONCERNING 

The  Care  of  Women  Students 

IN  THE 


State  Teachers  College 
of  Colorado 


GREELEY,  COLORADO 


The  Care  of  Women  Students 


INTRODUCTION, 

The  institution  believs  that  in  order  to  make  the  State 
Teachers  College  of  Colorado  more  efficient,  more  attention 
should  be  given  to  how  the  students  liv.  To  this  end  the  Pres- 
ident  and  Trustees  of  the  institution  hav  selected  a competent 
woman  as  Dean  of  Women,  who  wil  devote  her  entire  time  to 
the  lives  of  the  women  connected  with  the  institution. 

(1)  She  wil  kno  every  one  of  them;  (2)  she  wil  kno  where 
and  how  every  one  lives;  (3)  she  wil  kno  the  fisical  condition 
and  life  of  each  one;  (4)  she  wil  be  alert  to  all  the  exigencies 
that  may  arise  as  regards  food,  helth,  cases  of  sicknes  and  so 
on.  She  wil  not  only  giv  attention  to  all  these  matters  per- 
taining to  their  fisical  and  living  conditions,  but  she  wil  giv 
time  and  thought  to  the  conventionalities  of  life  which  women 
ar  expected  to  conform  to.  These  conventionalities  civilize,  and 
ar  marks  of  civilization  and  culture.  Courses  wil  be  given  by 
the  Dean  of  Women  along  these  lines.  The  management  of  the 
institution  expects  to  increas  this  line  of  activity  by  having 
competent  assistants  help  the  Dean  of  Women  in  a way  that 
there  wil  be  individuals  detaild  to  be  companions,  as  it  were, 
of  groups  of  yung  women. 

BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  AND  PRESIDENT  OF 
THE  STATE  TEACHERS  COLLEGE  OF  COLORADO. 


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Illustrations  of  How  Women  Students  Liv  at 
The  State  Teachers  College  of  Colorado 


Much  interest  has  been  developt  this  year  at  the  Colorado 
State  Teachers  College  in  the  varius  groups  of  students  who 
Tiav  been  able  with  plesure  and  profit  to  manage  their  living 
in  ways  different  from  those  wel  known  in  college  life. 

One  group  of  five  girls  has  livd  very  comfortably  in  three 
rooms,  with  bath  room  shared  with  the  family,  and  the  use  of 
the  basement  for  washing,  etc.  In  this  case  a neat  and  conven- 
ient little  kitchen  has  been  arranged  upstairs  by  their  hostes 
without  any  expens.  A gas  plate,  a table,  cupboard,  dishes  and 
a few  cooking  utensils  hav  been  installd,  and  as  the  bathroom  is 
near  at  hand,  the  problem  of  hot  and  cold  water  is  solvd.  The 
girls  cook  and  eat  in  the  kitchen.  One  large  bed  room,  with 
two  windows,  contains  a double  bed  and  a sanitary  cot. 
Three  girls  occupy  this  room  with  comfort.  The  other  bed  room 
accommodates  two  girls.  The  price  of  the  rooms,  including  the 
use  of  the  parlors  and  piano,  is  $20  per  montn,  entirely  furn- 
isht  for  light  housekeeping.  Heat  and  light  ar  supplied,  but 
cooking  gas  is  extra.  Some  months  the  entire  expense  of  each 
of  the  five  girls  has  been  only  $8.  At  these  times  some  of  the 
provisions,  such  as  egs,  potatoes,  or  preservs,  hav  been  sent 
from  some  of  the  homes.  At  no  time  has  the  expense  of  any 
girl  been  over  $12  per  month.  The  food  has  been  wel  and 
carefully  chosen  by  Domestic  Sience  students,  two  of  whom  ar 
in  the  group.  A money  box,  to  which  eacn  members  con- 
tributes her  extra  pennies,  helps  with  the  amusement  fund  of 
the  party.  This  plan  can  very  easily  be  carried  out  by  girls 
coming  to  the  Teachers  College  from  the  same  town,  and  the 
Dean  of  Women,  Mrs.  Gilpin-Brown,  wil  be  glad  to  assist  in 
locating  such  groups  properly  and  comfortably.  Representa- 
tiv  bils  of  fare  obtaind  from  the  five  girls  spoken  of  above  ar 
given  belo: 

Brekfast  usually  consists  of  toast  or  cereal,  coffee  or  cocoa. 


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Friday:  Luncheon — Creamd  salmon,  bread  and  butter,  left- 
overs. 

Dinner-Coddled  egs,  bred  and  butter,  picles,  masht  po- 
tatoes, corn  starch  pudding,  cookies,  tea. 

Wednesday:  Luncheon — Creamd  chipt  beef,  fried  potatoes* 
bred,  preservs. 

Dinner — Stuft  steak,  gravy,  baked  potatoes,  picles,  bred  and 
butter,  tapioca  pudding. 

Another  group  of  three  girls  has  an  apartment  of  two  rooms 
and  an  outside  porch,  with  a bath  room,  which  they  share  in 
common  with  the  occupants  of  the  next  apartment  For  this 
they  pay  $12.50  per  month,  which  does  not  include  coal,  gas,  nor 
electric  light.  One  of  these  girls  is  a Domestic  Sience  student 
She  has  drawn  up  a set  of  rules  and  regulations  about  the  shar- 
ing of  the  work,  which  has  been  found  very  convenient,  and* 
has  been  cheerfully  adhered  to. 

The  little  apartment  is  plainly  but  comfortably  furnisht. 
All  three  girls  sleep  in  the  well-ventilated  front  room,  which 
contains  two  sanitary  couches,  and  can  be  used  for  a sitting 
room  as  wel  as  a sleeping  apartment  The  kitchen  is  provided 
with  a coal  range,  a gas  plate,  sink,  kitchen-cabinet,  table,  etc. 
There  are  accommodations  for  washing  on  the  back  porch.  The 
expenses  for  March  were  as  folloes: 


Rent  $12.50 

Lights  1.25 

Gas  50 

Coal 1.50 

Groceries  18.00 


Total  $33.75 


Making  for  each  girl  an  expenditure  of  $11.25. 

Several  mothers  with  daughters  hav  establisht  temporary 
homes  near  the  Teachers  College,  so  as  to  be  able  to  send  their 
daughters  to  scool,  while  they  themselvs  perfect  their  educa- 
tion at  the  same  institution.  This  opportunity,  long  wisht  for 
but  not  feasible  while  family  cares  required  the  mother’s  whole 


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attention,  has  often  ment  the  making  over  of  a woman  in  helth 
and  mentality.  The  tone  of  the  scool  is  hightend  by  these 
devoted  mothers,  who  while  providing  for  their  daughters,  ar 
also  companions  and  fello  students  with  them.  Their  helpful 
influence  is  much  felt  by  the  entire  student  body,  and  it  is  to 
be  hoped  that  more  women  in  middle  life  wil  avail  themselvs 
of  this  excellent  opportunity.  A schedule  of  the  expenses  of  a 
mother  and  two  daughters  is  appended  belo: 

These  persons  livd  very  comfortably  in  a modern  house, 
where  all  improvements  and  conveniences  were  found.  They 
had  two  large  bedrooms,  and  a private  parlor  downstairs,  in 
which  they  had  their  own  piano.  For  these  rooms  and  privil- 
eges they  paid  $25  per  month,  heat,  light,  hot  water,  telephone 
and  laundry  conveniences  supplied.  Their  board,  which  was 
obtained  next  door,  was  at  the  rate  of  $3.75  per  week  each. 
With  the  aid  of  an  electric  iron,  for  the  use  of  which  they  paid 
10  cents  per  hour,  they  were  able  to  do  their  own  laundry  work. 
These  people  found  that  the  profit  and  plesure  of  the  scool  life 
amply  repaid  them  for  the  money  output.  The  mother  continued 
thru  the  entire  college  course,  and  at  present  has  a respon- 
sible and  remunerativ  position  in  a similar  institution,  while 
each  of  the  daughters  is  perfecting  herself  in  the  special  work 
with  a view  to  a good  position  in  the  future. 

For  those  girls  who  wish  to  work  for  a part  of  their  ex- 
penses good  positions  may  be  obtaind. 

Many  of  the  best  students  of  this  institution  hav  workt  their 
way  thru  college,  and  ar  at  present  in  excellent  positions. 
Girls  in  couples  often  obtain  a good  and  comfortable  room  in 
which  they  may  get  one  or  two  of  their  meals,  with  the  use  of 
a small  gas  plate  (provided  by  the  landlady)  or  by  the  use  of  a 
chafing  dish,  thereby  very  materially  lessening  the  cost  of  board. 
In  all  cases  it  is  expected  that  the  girls  in  the  rooming  houses 
shal  hav  a reasonable  use  of  the  parlor,  so  that  they  may  enter- 
tain their  frends  in  a becoming  manner.  Very  pleasant  little 
cottages  may  be  rented  furnisht,  in  which  a party  of  girls,  with 
a chaperone  and  helper,  a mother,  sister,  or  older  friend,  may" 
keep  house  cheaply  and  comfortably. 


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A very  satisfactory  experiment  has  been  successfully  carried 
out  in  the  family  of  a leading  citizen  of  Greeley,  in  which  two 
girls,  students  of  the  college,  were  given  a plesant,  wel-furnisht 
bed  room,  and  all  the  privileges  of  a most  comfortable  home,  with 
board  of  the  very  best  sort  to  be  obtaind.  These  two  yung 
ladies  agreed  to  do  the  entire  work  of  the  household,  and  by  a 
careful  arrangement  of  hours,  they  hav  been  able  to  do  wel 
and  thoroly  the  work  for  this  family,  and  also  to  hav  time  to 
pursue  their  studies,  so  that  both  have  obtaind  their  degrees. 

As  an  experiment  this  plan  reflects  much  credit  upon  the 
family  and  the  yung  ladies  consernd. 

A great  many  variations  of  these  few  examples  of  the  ways 
that  girls  liv  at  Colorado  State  Teachers  College  may  be  thought 
out  and  successfully  carried  thru  by  bright  girls  who  hav  the 
ambition  to  become  teachers. 

The  following  pictures  will  give  a notion  as  of  the  type  of 
boarding  and  rooming  houses  of  the  city,  adjoining  the  campus, 
in  which  the  women  students  ar  accorded  genuin  home  life. 

Table  board  may  be  secured  from  $3.75  to  $4  per  week; 
rooms  with  modern  conveniences,  such  as  bath,  furnace  heat, 
electric  light,  etc.,  may  be  had  at  from  $8  to  $10  per  month,  one 
or  two  in  a room.  Where  the  room  is  occupied  by  two  students, 
each  student  pays  $4  or  $5  per  month  for  her  share  of  the  room. 
Rooms  without  all  the  modern  conveniences,  but  entirely  fur- 
nisht  for  sleeping  purposes  may  be  had  at  a charge  of  $5  to  $8 
per  month. 

Housekeeping  rooms  may  be  had  from  $6  to  $10  per  month. 
These  rooms  ar  all  equipt  with  cooking  utensils,  etc.  There  ar 
some  small  cottages  to  be  had  at  a reasonable  cost  for  house- 
keeping purposes. 

For  definite  information  as  to  location,  etc.,  address 

VERNON  McKELVEY, 
Secretary  to  the  President. 


Greeley,  Colorado. 


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